The Watchman On The Wall

Eph 6:12 For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. Verse 13 Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

Tuesday, October 13, 2015

Middle East Update 13 Oct. 2015

As Arab terrorism grows in
Jerusalem, even reaching the western gates of the capital city, a chilling new
video, the link is above, uploaded on Monday bears stark testimony to the presence of Hamas
terrorists with semi-automatic assault rifles in the northeastern neighborhood
of Shuafat. The video shows three Hamas terrorists in full regalia replete with
scarf masks and green Hamas headbands. As one reads from a script over a
microphone, the other two stand menacingly, one bearing a Kalashnikov rifle and
the other an M-16. Most attacks until now have consisted of stabbings, making
the presence of assault rifles in the capital all the more troubling. The
terrorist seen speaking in Arabic in the video is reading an announcement from
the Al-Qassam Brigades, the "armed wing" of the Hamas terrorist
organization. His reading came as part of a memorial ceremony for Ahmed Salah,
a Shuafat resident who was killed in clashes with security forces in the
region; the ceremony was held at the Salah family home. Shuafat has been the
site of intense violent Arab rioting, and just last Tuesday a police force in
the neighborhood came under attack and required rescuing by Border Police.

In the background
behind the terrorists, massive Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and
Hamas terror flags can be seen, together with various Hamas announcements. In
his speech, the Hamas terrorist promised the families of the
"martyrs" that Hamas will not forget their sacrifice for the
"Palestinian struggle." The recent spate of terrorism was in fact set
off by Hamas, as the first large-profile attack was conducted by a Hamas cell
based in Shechem (Nablus), Samaria. That attack - the brutal gunning down of a
young couple in front of their four children as they drove near Itamar in
Samaria - came a day after Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas
announced the abandonment of the 1994 Oslo Accords at the UN.

The Health Ministry Tuesday
ordered hospitals across Israel to go on emergency footing for a potential
national contingency of multiple casualties in the wake of the wave of
Palestinian terror. Medical and auxiliary staff and supply centers were put on
a state of preparedness. Hospitals in Jerusalem already face a rise in
emergency admissions i the past month as a result of terrorist attacks.

The families of five
killer-terrorists are to be notified Tuesday night that their homes are listed
for demolition. They were given 48 hours to appeal the decision before
Israel’s High Court. The order was cleared by Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked.
It was also decided by the cabinet to deploy IDF troops in Israeli cities to
boost security and backup for the police. Partial shutdowns and curfew are
to be imposed on Palestinian districts of Jerusalem, the residential areas
of terrorists.

An IDF vehicle came under
sniper fire from the Gaza Strip Tuesday without causing casualties. The IDF
acted to quell a Palestinian riot in the southern part of Gaza, under a hail of
rocks and fire bombs and rowdy rallies in support of the Israeli Arabs general
strike. Israel closed the Erez crossing until further notice.

Government must stop
stammering and take immediate action to restore security, (and in that day they shall call for peace and security.

For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

said opposition
Zionist Union leader Yitzhak Herzog Tuesday, ahead of the cabinet security
meeting called to approve stronger measures against the rising wave of
terror. He proposed imposing a lockdown on Palestinian neighborhoods and flashpoints
in Jerusalem, the large-scale deployment of soldiers and police; mobilizing
army reserves, combating the incitement carried on the Internet, and the
temporary closure of Temple Mount to all visitors. Herzog also advised the
government to “think about regional and diplomatic steps for de-escalating the
violence.”

Acting police commissioner
Bentzi Sau told reporters Tuesday, after three Israeli deaths from terrorist
attacks that morning, that the security cabinet is meeting in urgent session at
noon to approve tough new measures consistent with the terrorist violence
escalating day by day across the country, with Jerusalem its focus. He
declined to elaborate. Police spokesmen admitted for the first time that the latest
two attacks in Jerusalem were organized and coordinated – finally abandoning
the “lone wolf” theory.

The IDF fired missiles at
two Syrian army positions across the border after a Syrian mortar shell
landed and exploded on the Golan. No Israeli casualties reported.

Route No. 1
and Route No. 443 leading to Jerusalem were reopened on Tuesday
afternoon after they were closed in the morning due to concern that terrorists
would use them to drive to the city and carry out attacks. Traffic
entering the city is being slowed by a roadblock set up by police..